Dawn Strikes the Capitol Dome

""Give a man a dole, " he observed, "and you save his body and destroy his spirit. Give him a job and you save both body and spirit".
Harry Hopkins, director of the WPA.

An impressionistic study of Washington, D.C., on a typical depression day. Includes shots of the Capitol Building, National Archives, Union Station, Arlington Cemetery, statues, British Embassy, Supreme Court, Lincoln Memorial, White House, downtown streets, and typical groups of people (shoppers, government employees, picnickers, tramps, etc.).

Dawn Strikes the Capitol Dome, produced by the Works Progress Administration, 1936.

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